Maxis partners Singtel for Malaysia's first all-in-one 5G network platform

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Telcos Maxis and Singtel are partnering up to introduce Malaysia's first all-in-one platform for the 5G network, edge computing, cloud and service orchestration, all built on Singtel’s Paragon for telco networks.

The platform will make 5G-advanced (5G-A) and 5G technology, edge and multi-cloud computing more accessible to Malaysian businesses and accelerate digital transformation across various verticals such as manufacturing, logistics, healthcare and public services.

The partnership was formalised during the Malaysia Commercialisation Year (MCY) Summit 2024, an event organised by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) to drive the national commercialisation ecosystem.

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The platform will be made available in Malaysia through Maxis’ enterprise arm, Maxis Business. It will also enable ‘on-demand’ edge computing services, providing customers with access to low-latency computing, GPU as a Service (GPUaaS) and storage.

With its multi-access edge computing (MEC) capabilities, data from end-users and devices can be processed at the edge. This, combined with artificial intelligence (AI) provides real-time processing and intelligent decision-making.

"Our collaboration addresses customer needs by providing a unified 5G platform that simplifies orchestration across network and cloud environments. The platform enables greater access, speed and flexibility for businesses to deploy and manage 5G and cloud computing solutions seamlessly," said Goh Seow Eng, CEO of Maxis.

"This will help them to focus on their core business, further strengthening their competitiveness globally. As the country’s leading integrated telco, we look forward to accelerating 5G-A and 5G adoption and the digitalisation of Malaysian businesses as its preferred digital business partner," added Goh.

Meanwhile, Singtel's Paragon will offer a marketplace available to both Maxis customers and partners. This is to make it easy for enterprises to create network slices on-demand and deploy 5G applications with the click of a button.

"We’ve seen a strong shift in demand from enterprises for 5G and edge computing capabilities to accelerate their digital transformation. Singtel has been leading the charge, forging various strategic partnerships with telcos globally with Paragon, being instrumental in this adoption," said Bill Chang, CEO of Singtel Digital InfraCo.

"Paragon enables faster monetisation of 5G infrastructure by reducing complexities for telcos to deliver and scale 5G use cases. We are pleased to partner with Maxis to mutually expand and deepen the service opportunities of 5G and edge monetisation in Malaysia," added Chang.

This comes after Maxis partnered Huawei earlier this week to drive technological advancements and strengthen Malaysia's position in the global telecommunications landscape.

The partnership will see the establishment of a 5G-advanced technology focused joint innovation centre. The centre aims to explore and develop innovative solutions to improve customer experience, operating efficiencies, rapid development, industry use cases as well as to develop homegrown talent for industrial and entrepreneurship activities.

Under the strategic collaboration, Maxis and Huawei will explore innovations in gigabit capacity to support mobile network expansion and 5G/5G-advanced technologies such as mobile edge computing, network slicing, end-to-end network orchestration, RedCap and Passive IoT.

The two companies will also explore the usage of digitalisation, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to optimise network operating efficiencies.

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